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ISSUE 23, VOLUME 72
MARCH 28, 2018
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'SAY HIS NAME'
Protests over the shooting death of unarmed black man Stephon Clark by Sacramento police are set to continue at Sacramento State News page 8 | Editorial page 18
COVERING #METOO FEATURING:
JOYCE TERHAAR FORMER EXECUTIVE EDITOR THE SACRAMENTO BEE
MELANIE MASON REPORTER THE LOS ANGELES TIMES
LINNEA EDMEIER MANAGING EDITOR FOR NEWS & INFORMATION CAPITOL PUBLIC RADIO
THREE PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS DISCUSS ONE OF THE BIGGEST STORIES OF THE YEAR
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ALUMNA COMPLETES MURAL INSPIRED BY ‘LADY BIRD’ page 16
SENIOR PITCHER OUT FOR REDEMPTION page 12
On a post about health code violations at The Servery at the Dining Commons on campus, Facebook user Darleen Saunders commented, “Part of the problem is the rules they must follow. All cooks must be union and the rest of the staff is only part time students. With the turnover of students, staff training is a nightmare.” Let us know what you think at Facebook.com/StateHornet. On March 22, news editor Thomas Frey reported from California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s appearance at Sacramento State, where the candidate for governor spoke about education issues. Follow @TheStateHornet for more live updates of news and events on campus. Demonstrators, including Sac State students, rallied at the Tower Bridge on March 23 to continue protests over the shooting death of an unarmed black man, Stephon Clark, by Sacramento police. Our visual editor Emily Rabasto was on the scene. Check out her photography @StateHornet and follow our page for stories, photos and videos.
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SEXUAL BATTERY: An instance of sexual battery at Parking Structure I was reported early Tuesday morning, according to an announcement from the Sacramento State Police Department. The victim reported that a man grabbed her buttock while she was walking on the west walkway of Parking Structure I at 7:25 a.m., according to the announcement. While fleeing, the suspect lost one of his shoes. The suspect has not been identified, and was described as “a black male in his twenties with a thin build, with stubble for facial hair, wearing a hat of unknown color, baggy clothes with possibly a grey top,” according to police. The incident is still under investigation.
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THOMAS FREY - The State Hornet The completion of Parking Structure V has been delayed until May 8 at the earliest after it was projected that the structure would be completed by March 26.
PARKING STRUCTURE DELAYED AGAIN UNIVERISTY ANNOUNCES THAT PARKING STRUCTURE V WILL NOT OPEN UNTIL MAY 8 AT THE EARLIEST, NEARLY ONE FULL SEMESTER BEHIND SCHEDULE
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The completion of Parking Structure V, which will house 1,750 parking spaces, has been delayed until at least May 8, according to Sacramento State. “Basically all they have to do is pour concrete and asphalt,
stripe and signage — all those signs have to placed,” said Tania Nunez, a project manager in facilities management. The project, which was originally supposed to open at the beginning of this semester, had been projected to be completed in March after a delay. Tony Lucas, the senior director of University Transportation and Parking Ser-
vices, reaffirmed that timeframe on Feb. 19 when he projected the structure to be open March 26. Now, the earliest it will open is the last day of instruction. Nunez said that each time it rains, not only does that mean most of the remaining work cannot be done, but the next day the crew has to clean up the mess from the rain.
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“You have to come super early to even try to find parking. Between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. it’s a nightmare. You don’t even want to drive.” - Lucas Gomes Criminal justice major
The school currently has a contract with Clark Pacific through April 5, according to Nunez. Nunez said negotiations with Clark Pacific will begin soon to continue the work if the work is not completed by the deadline. A likely outcome from the negotiations would be that the school would pay $5,500 for every extra day that is needed to complete the project, according to Nunez. When asked if she thinks the project will be unfinished when the contract runs out, Nunez said, “I think it probably will.” With another delay, Nunez said she will have to look more into the cause of why the structure has taken so long to complete after being projected to be finished in time for the spring semester. Nunez said she will look at the amount of days it was projected to rain, how many extra days it actually rained, and take those numbers into the negotiation room. Nunez will look to turn each extra day that construction could not happen because of weather into an extra day that can be tacked on to the deadline. “How much did that rain affect the work that is supposed to take place?” Nunez said. “Weather days for the contract is non-compensatory.” The plan was to open the new structure, then close Ramona Lot. But even with the new structure not opening, Ramona Lot was still closed. Ramona Lot has 985 parking spaces and reached 700 to 750 cars in the fall, according to Lucas. “We made the decision to close the Ramona Lot and honor all the Ramona permits on campus in student spaces,” Lucas said.
With the Ramona Lot closed, there will be even more traffic on campus and less spots, something students have noticed. Senior criminal justice major Lucas Gomes said he tries to avoid coming to campus whenever necessary because of the parking issue. “You have to come super early to even try to find parking,” Gomes said. “Between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. it’s a nightmare. You don’t even want to drive.” Once it opens, there will be three entrances to Parking Structure V along with three electronic boards displaying how many parking spots for each type of pass is available. The first floor will consist of faculty and clean air vehicle spots and 50 electric vehicle charging stations. Faculty parking will also be included on the second floor. Lucas said that the 50 electric vehicle charging stations are there per state law in the California Building Code. The third and fourth floors, the ramp to the fifth floor and half of the fifth floor will all be reserved for general student parking. Residence Hall parking will be reserved for half of the fifth floor and all of the sixth.
PARKING STRUCTURE V TIMELINE
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Spring 2017 Construction began on Parking Structure V. The structure was expected to be finished in time for the spring 2018 semester on Jan. 22, 2018.
Dec. 6, 2017 Tania Nunez, a project manager in facilities management, said the structure's completion would be delayed until Feb. 19.
Feb. 19, 2018 Tony Lucas, the senior director of University Transportation and Parking Services, said that he thinks the structure will open March 26, the day students return from spring break.
March 22, 2018 Nunez said the structure will not open on March 26 and that she expects the structure will not be finished before the contract expires with Clark Pacific, the contractor, on April 5.
More on parking: Sac State Says, page 6 Opinion, page 19
March 25, 2018 Sac State announces on its Facebook that the structure will open May 8 at the earliest. THOMAS FREY - The State Hornet
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SAC STATE SAYS
Are you surprised that Parking Structure V has been delayed until May 8?
After the announcement that Parking Structure V won’t be completed until at least May 8, we asked students how surprised
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“I’m not surprised because there is always complications when it comes to Sac State and parking with all the different things they have going on. I think it’s bogus that we pay all this money and they have all these complications.” - Jerell Gardner Criminal justice
“I know there are a lot of delays, but if they knew or even thought that would be delayed, they should have pushed back the date.”
- Linette Perez Construction management
“I wasn’t surprised. I think it is going to be delayed again to be honest. But I guess we’ll have to find out and see in May.”
- Viktoriya Rizvanova Kinesiology
“The weather and usually construction sometimes has issues, I feel like, but the weather has been pretty bad for construction.”
- Brandon Kishiyama Computer science
“I feel like they have been working on it for a while. I’m a freshman so when I first got here I was hoping to have parking but parking has been bad since I have gotten here.”
- Sumaiyah Khan Chemistry
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THOMAS FREY - The State Hornet California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a forum at Sacramento State hosted by the Campaign for College Opportunity on March 22 as he runs for governor of California.
NEWSOM TALKS HIGHER ED AT SAC STATE LT. GOV. AND GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE HOLDS FORUM ABOUT HIGHER EDUCATION Thomas Frey @ThomasFreyRP
California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom spoke about higher education at a forum at Sacramento State on March 22 in a series hosted by the Campaign for College Opportunity. Newsom, who is running for governor, covered topics including the budget, transfer students and diversity. As mayor of San Francisco, Newsom appointed the first female police chief, Heather Fong, and the first female fire chief, Joanne Hayes-White. He said he
will make diversity one of his top priorities if elected governor. “We dominated in (appointing women to) real positions of leadership in historically male-dominated roles,” Newsom said. Rob Lapsley, the president of the California Business Roundtable, said prior to the forum that Newsom is the leading candidate for governor. If he were to be elected governor, Newsom said that he wants to increase the budget of the California State University system. The lieutenant governor said the proposed budget increase in January isn’t enough. “The state has no higher edu-
cation goals,” Newsom said. “The budget increase we got barely covers the health care cost (of the CSU).” When asked about what he would do to support undocumented students, Newsom said he would help them “100 percent.” “You have no right to prey on vulnerable populations,” Newsom said. “It is the right thing to do to protect our dreamers. They aren’t good — they are great. I have not met one dreamer who is not.” He wants to make sure that students don’t have to worry about being deported because it can affect their livelihoods. He said that if DACA was dis-
continued people would be less likely to get vaccinations or go places where they feel they could be in danger of getting caught. Newsom got personal when asked by a single parent in the audience what he would do for parents who need to drop their children off at daycare. He told a story of how his mother had him when she was 18 and said that because of that, he wants to help all parents in this situation and make daycare more effective. “More is not always better — better is better,” Newsom said. “Focus on training the lowest-paid child care workers to make sure it
is a profession with a career track. You organize this space, trust me, it will organize the investment that will come to this space.” The Campaign for College Opportunity will be holding forums in Los Angeles for former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and California State Treasurer John Chiang, each of whom are running for governor. The goal of the forums is to come away with a better understanding of each candidate’s priorities for higher education, according to Jessie Ryan, the executive vice president of the Campaign for College Opportunity.
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EMILY RABASTO - The State Hornet Protesters march across the Tower Bridge during a rally in downtown Sacramento on March 23 in reaction to the shooting death of Stephon Clark by Sacramento police.
PROTESTERS DEMAND ‘JUSTICE FOR ZOE’ PROTESTS TO COME TO SAC STATE, NELSEN CALLS FOR COMMUNITY TO ‘BAND TOGETHER’ Emily Rabasto @EmilyKay
The fatal shooting of Stephon Clark by Sacramento police on March 18 has brought national attention to the city and has spurred days of protests by Black Lives Matter activists, including Sacramento State students. The unarmed father of two, known to friends as “Zoe,” was shot at 20 times in his grandparents’ backyard by police responding to an emergency call about broken car windows. In an email to the campus
community Tuesday, Sac State President Nelsen called the shooting a “tragedy.” “As many of you are aware, Jody and I know what it feels like to lose a son,” Nelsen said. “But we cannot imagine what it is like to have a son or a grandson shot and killed in our own backyard.” Nelsen urged students who may be affected by the shooting to seek counseling or other help. Sacramento State students are planning a protest on campus for April 3, according to social media posts. Tuesday’s protest is scheduled to begin in the quad at 1:30 p.m.
Some social media users are also calling for an upcoming awards banquet honoring Sacramento Chief of Police Daniel Hahn at Sac State to be canceled until the officers responsible for the shooting are terminated. Oscar Martinez, who graduated from Sac State in 2015, wrote in a tweet that in addition to the officers being fired, he also wants mandatory training for police officers “on the impact of race in our society over the course of history, the role law enforcement has played in enforcing race based policy, and the relations between people that are black and law en-
forcement as a result.” The Sac State College of Business Administration is planning to honor Hahn as its “Alumnus of the Year” at the banquet, scheduled for May 9 in the University Union Ballroom. Two protests held last week in the wake of the shooting shut downtown streets and a freeway exit as demonstrators chanted and spoke out against “wrongful deaths of black Americans by police.” The protest on Thursday prevented ticket holders from entering the Golden 1 Center for a Sacramento Kings game.
The following day, concerns about proper police training and accountability led to chants of “Black lives matter” and “no justice, no peace, no racist police” from dozens of protesters, who also repeated Clark’s name to police in combat gear. Sac State alumna Rickela Ridout spoke at the beginning of the protest on Friday. “They chose the wrong city to do this in,” Ridout said. Additional reporting by Thomas Frey and Claire Morgan
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Clockwise from top left: Mason Tremaine, center, marches down Capitol Mall in downtown Sacramento while holding a sign that reads ‘Justice for Zoe,’ another name for Stephon Clark. Two women confront a commuter as demonstrators march through busy streets in downtown Sacramento on Friday, March 23 asking drivers to ‘Say his name,’ referring to Stephon Clark, a 22-year-old unarmed black man shot 20 times by police on March 18. Protesters were met with a line of police in combat gear at the onramp to I-5 on I Street in downtown Sacramento. Demonstrators link elbows as they form a barricade across I Street while protesting the March 18 police-involved shooting of Stephon Clark on Friday, March 23. Sacramento State alumna Rickela Ridout, 24, stands in front of a police officer in riot gear blocking the I-5 entrance from I Street in downtown Sacramento.
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BASKETBALL
Sac State misses out on March Madness Basketball teams still in search of Division I NCAA Tournament invites
Oscar Rzodkiewicz @OscarRzod
The champions have yet to be crowned in the 2018 NCAA men’s and women’s national basketball tournaments, but one thing remains certain — both Sacramento State programs will be nowhere to be seen on the podiums. Both the men’s and women’s teams have competed together in Division I as members of the Big Sky Conference since 1996, but neither Sac State squad has ever earned a birth into its respective March Madness tournaments during that time span. While each program has seen postseason success at a smaller scale — the women with a national invitation tournament run in 2015 and the men with a CollegeInsider.com postseason tournament victory in the same year — since entering the Big Sky, neither has secured a spot in the big dance. Sac State men’s coach Brian Katz, who is 111-190 in 10 seasons with the Hornets, said his goals of winning a league title and earning a trip to the NCAA Tournament remain the same despite the elusive invitation. “We haven’t done it yet, but I don’t lower my standards,” Katz said. “We will not ever compromise on it and say, ‘Well, we just want to compete.’ That’s not good enough.” While this year’s men’s team battled injuries to key players en route to a 7-25 overall record during the 2017-18 season, the move to Division I in 1991 for the Hornets proved to be an even tougher challenge. Sac State men’s basketball, which dates back to 1948 with roots in Division II, saw four NCAA Tournament appearances and a championship game overtime loss to Mount Saint Mary’s
NICK MINGES - The State Hornet Sacramento State sophomore guard Tiara Scott is fouled by Southern Utah sophomore guard Rebecca Cardenas during the first half of a 79-77 win at the Nest on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018. Scott finished the game with five points, four assists and four rebounds.
“We haven’t done it yet, but I don’t lower my standards. We will not ever compromise on it and say, ‘Well, we just want to compete.’ That’s not good enough.” - Brian Katz Sacramento State men’s basketball coach University in 1962, according to Sac State Athletics. However, the Hornets began to struggle after the program made the move to Division I in 1991 as an independent team and eventually the Big Sky for the 1996-97 season. In 22 seasons in the Big Sky,
Sac State has finished only one season with an above-.500 win percentage. The Hornets have endured 13 seasons with fewer than 10 total wins, including the 1997-98 season, in which they won just one game en route to finishing 305th out of 306 Division I schools, according to Sports-Ref-
erence.com. The program’s 207-425 alltime record in the Big Sky includes zero regular season conference titles, conference tournament championship game appearances and NCAA Tournament invites. However, the men’s team has seen more success of late under
Katz after he was hired in 2008. Katz has since posted the highest win percentage of any coach in Sac State’s Division I era at 0.369 with 111 wins, including a stretch of five seasons from 2012-17 with 13 or more total wins. Katz — who won the 2015 National Mid-Major Coach of
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Sacramento State senior forward Justin Strings drives past a Northern Colorado defender at the Nest on Saturday, March 3, 2018.
Sacramento State junior guard Jordan Tolbert dribbles the ball to midcourt while coach Brian Katz analyzes the position of his players against Northern Colorado at the Nest on Saturday, March 3, 2018.
the Year award and the 2015 Big Sky co-Coach of the Year award — also led Sac State in the 201415 season to its most successful year since joining the Big Sky. The Hornets finished with their first winning record since 1989, including a Big Sky Tournament win and a CollegeInsider.com postseason tournament invitation and victory. Katz said he hopes to build upon the current season and make a push toward his goal of the NCAA Tournament. “This year makes you think we’re not right on track, but we are,” Katz said. “Barring injuries, I don’t think we’d be having this conversation right now about this. I think we’ve been very good, but that’s OK: injuries occur, things happen — no excuses.”
The women’s team follows a similar trajectory as it made the move to Division I and into the Big Sky Conference at the same time as the men. After years of erratic success, the women’s program has found more consistency lately under coach Bunky Harkleroad, who was hired in 2013. The Sac State women’s team has four wins in the Big Sky Tournament since joining the conference in 1996, and two of those victories have come during Harkleroad’s five-year tenure. “We just have to keep working and putting in the effort every day,” said Harkleroad regarding his goal to win a conference championship and qualify for the NCAA Tournament. Harkleroad, who is 67-88 in
five seasons at the helm of the Hornets, led the women’s team to the two national invitation tournament postseason victories in 2015 after finishing 13-5 in Big Sky play. “We can win the Big Sky, and I think we’re on the right track,” Harkleroad said. “We just have to continue to stay strong and get better.” Katz and Harkleroad have seen a combined six of their players make all-Big Sky teams during their years coaching at Sac State, including four other honorable mentions. These players were recruited by Katz and Harkleroad, which they said takes a certain amount of luck and persuasion. “There are a lot of schools in the area,” Harkleroad said. “We
have to find a way to separate ourselves and make ourselves unique and find the right kids.” Both teams play in the Nest, which is one of smallest gyms in Division I basketball (it seats only 1,012), but Katz said he does not let that set him back. “People want to give you excuses for recruiting,” Katz said. “Recruiting is hard at any level. It’s hard. It is what it is. I think there’s always a misnomer, in my mind, that, sure, would having a bigger gym help? Sure, but we prove that you can overcome it.” Katz, who has had 30 of out 31 student-athletes graduate under his watch, also said his goal in recruiting is not to simply find a basketball player, but a student who will fit in at Sac State in terms of education and surroundings.
“We haven’t gotten guys and just tried to babysit them through,” Katz said. “I think we’ve got true student-athletes that make great players and have transitioned well here and represented us well both on and off the court.” While Sac State’s NCAA Tournament hopes are on hold until next season, both coaches are optimistic about the futures of their teams. “(I’m) certainly disappointed with the result of this year,” Katz said. “We won’t make excuses or try to sweep that under the rug. In the end, we’ll come back with more resolve, and we’ll be better.”
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Senior pitcher out for redemption Matthias makes a vow to get in gear during final season Alex Daniels @DanielsAlex_
As a high school senior trying to decide where she would go to college, Celina Matthias was attending a softball camp in Fullerton when her father yelled for her from across the field. “Congratulations, you got accepted to Sac State,” Robert Matthias told her. “You got a scholarship for softball.” Matthias, now a senior pitcher for the Sacramento State softball team, said she was filled with relief and started crying. “My dad was being the manly guy; he was trying not to cry,” Matthias said. “But inside he was probably thinking, ‘Oh my God, she’s on scholarship. We don’t have to spend all this money on school!’ ” Matthias, 21, has always had softball in her life growing up in Elk Grove. At 9 years old, Matthias’ dad asked if she wanted to continue playing softball. Soon after, she began playing travel ball for the Lady Magic, a team she played for until she graduated from Pleasant Grove High School. When it came time to choose where she wanted to go to college, Matthias said she originally wanted to go out of state before her dad persuaded her to stay local due to her love for her family and dog. However, when it came to Sac State, Matthias said she was originally skeptical about playing for the Hornets. “I was like, ‘Do I want to stay in Sacramento my whole life or do I want to be a bird and get out of the nest?’ ” Matthias said. Sac State coach Lori Perez said that Matthias’ command of her pitches was one of the many attributes that attracted Perez to recruiting
her. “She has a lot of different variety of pitches,” Perez said. “She is somebody who you can use as a workhorse. She’s somebody that can throw a lot of innings, but she’s also somebody you can use in relief.” Matthias, a journalism major, used this “workhorse” attribute of hers to earn Big Sky Conference Pitcher of the Year during her sophomore campaign, which she said was an accolade unlike anything else she’s previously received. “I think that hit home for me because a lot of my softball life, I didn’t think I was that great,” Matthias said. “I always kind of thought I was second rate and probably a third-string pitcher. “Getting an accolade like pitcher of the year is huge for somebody with low self-esteem. It finally came to the point where I felt like I deserve it because of the work and effort I put in.” During her sophomore season, Matthias was 20-13 with a 2.94 ERA in 214.1 innings pitched with 131 strikeouts. However, her production saw a steep decline during her junior year, which she said created frustration and confusion. “I’ll admit, I think it’s because I didn’t put as much work in,” Matthias said. “I got a big head. I didn’t feel like me. I am not pitching like I should be. It was disappointing (and) I let a lot of people down because I was coming off this high bar and all the sudden it drops.” The production fell to an 8-9 record with a 3.43 ERA in 102 innings pitched with 83 strikeouts. “I basically told myself, ‘I need to get my ass in gear, and I am not
ALEX DANIELS - The State Hornet Sacramento State senior Celina Matthias won the Big Sky Conference Pitcher of the Year award during her sophomore season in 2016. After struggling through her junior year, Matthias made a vow to return to form.
going to let that happen again,’ ” Matthias said. “I did everything I could during summer (and) fall; I think I can say I am at a better place compared to when I started last year.” Perez said Matthias’ success allowed her to become complacent, which in turn gave opposing offenses an advantage as they had studied and prepared for the 5-foot-8 hurler all offseason. “Sometimes success early can hurt you in terms of ‘OK, what do you work on now? What can you improve upon?’ ” Perez said. “She was still competitive for us
(and) I think she learned from last year that she needed to make sure she was in shape and keep that edge that she had her first two years.” Matthias has regained that edge during her senior season with a 8-4 record that includes a 2.49 ERA and 92 strikeouts in 90 innings pitched. Off the field, Matthias — who wants to use her minor in creative writing to work as a writer for Disney — said she enjoys dressing up as characters from her favorite Japanese mangas and animes. This passion has
led her to create an Instagram account for cosplaying which recently hit over 1,000 followers. It is this creative expression that has led senior second baseman Zamari Hinton, who played travel ball with Matthias as a member of the Lady Magic, to refer to her as a free spirit. “She is going to do whatever she wants, say whatever she wants and wear whatever she wants.,” Hinton said. “That’s just something I love about her because you can’t tell Celina how to be Celina.”
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THOMAS FREY - The State Hornet Sacramento State senior gymnast Annie Juarez competes on the uneven bars at the Nest on Friday, March 9, 2018. Juarez was one of three Hornets to qualify for an NCAA Regional.
Trio of gymnasts qualify for NCAA Regional Soliwoda sisters, Juarez in the hunt for a trip to nationals Thomas Frey @ThomasFreyRP
Sacramento State senior gymnasts Annie Juarez, Caitlin Soliwoda and Courtney Soliwoda all qualified for a spot in an NCAA Regional after the regular season ended at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships on Saturday. Juarez and Caitlin Soliwoda will be competing as all-arounders, while Courtney Soliwoda qualified as an event specialist for
the meet in Salt Lake City. Juarez came into the federation championships needing a score greater than 38.575 in the all-around to pass San Jose State senior Kaitlin Won and qualify for an NCAA Regional. Juarez knocked down routine after routine and shattered the score she needed with a 39.200. “I’m feeling really excited and so thankful,” Juarez said. “I’ve been waiting for my opportunity to show what I can do for a long time and I’m so happy I have
proven myself. I can’t wait.” Caitlin Soliwoda qualified for the postseason for a second consecutive season after scoring a 39.000 as an all-arounder in the meet. “Not a lot of people can say they qualified to regionals,” Caitlin Soliwoda said. “It’s super exciting, and I’m extremely humbled by it. It’s going to be my last meet ever, so I’m going to go all out and have an absolute blast.” Courtney Soliwoda qualified on beam for a second consecutive
season and will be an alternate on the uneven bars. A season ago at the NCAA Regional, she scored a 9.800 on beam. The trio will possibly be joined on the mat by senior Jennifer Brenner, who scored a 9.800 or above in the event in five of her last six meets, as she was announced as an alternate on floor Monday. She was named an alternate after finishing third in the West region among eligible individuals. Brenner will perform if one of the two gymnasts ahead of
her does not compete. Each regional will consist of six teams and the individual qualifiers on April 7. The top two teams will qualify for nationals on April 20. On top of that, the top two all-arounders who aren’t on national qualifying teams will advance to the championships. Last season, Caitlin Soliwoda finished with a score of 39.025 in the regional, which was shy of the 39.300 that was needed to qualify for nationals.
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PHOTO COURTESY OF AMANDA PASCUAL Amanda Pascual takes inspiration from different houses she has called home for this untitled sharpie drawing. ‘Home,’ an exhibit featuring art created by Pascual, will be on display starting April 2.
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ALEX DANIELS - The State Hornet Sacramento State senior Amanda Pascual said she wants her first solo art exhibition to allow people to see her understanding of home and also show what it’s like to be a Filipino-American through her art.
Student brings taste of ‘Home’ to exhibition
Pascual wants viewers to think of what home means to them Alex Daniels @DanielsAlex_
“Home,” an exhibit featuring art created by Sacramento State senior Amanda Pascual, will be on display at the R.W. Witt Gallery in Kadema Hall starting April 2. It will be Pascual’s first solo exhibition. Pascual said that though she has had previous experience in group shows, she is excited for her debut solo show. “I look forward to it a lot, but I am also a little nervous because, since there are shows throughout
the semester, we have seen a lot of good shows,” Pascual said. “Their shows always look really nice, so I kind of have that fear of what if mine doesn’t live up to not only the expectations of others, but my own personal expectations.” Pascual will be showing paintings, drawings and printmaking. She said she has been considering the gallery title “Home” for a long time. Pascual, a Filipino-American, said the work to be displayed is based off of memories of her childhood as well as Filipino-American culture. Sarah Flohr, an art professor at Sac State who said she has known
Pascual for three years, said she is looking forward to seeing the gallery. “It’s her job to put up her work and I am curious to see what work she puts up and how she chooses,” Flohr said. Celina Gonzalez, a Sac State student and friend of Pascual’s, said that being able to have a space for people to interact with art is beneficial to art students. “Our work has so much meaning and energy put into it that it is nice to see people react to our work and see how they interact with our work,” Gonzalez said. “Their (facial) expressions, how long they stare at it or if they get a
sort of feeling — I think it is really important for us art students to really see that.” Gonzalez said Pascual’s color talent as a technique interests her the most about Pascual as an artist. “She is not afraid to try new things, but she is always pushing forward,” Gonzalez said. “She is such a hard worker too. As a person, she is so nice, happy and great to be around.” Flohr, who has taught art at Sac State since 2002, said it is important for Pascual to have a strong show. “A lot of students in beginning courses go to these shows and
hopefully it motivates them to strive for a gallery of their own,” Flohr said. Pascual said she hopes people will find something they can personally relate to in the show. “Even though I want to express Filipino-American homes and stuff like that, it’s just the idea of home in general and what that means to people that I want people to think about,” Pascual said. “Home” will run from April 2-6 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. daily. A reception for the show will be held in the gallery on April 5 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
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SPRING MAKEUP TRENDS SPREADING ON CAMPUS THE WEATHER IS CHANGING, AND SO IS STUDENTS’ MAKEUP
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Alexis Roberts @lilpufff
As spring starts, the change in weather has brought changes to makeup trends. Whether you’re preparing for a night out or just a casual coffee date, makeup can add extra emphasis to anyone’s look. In the winter, it is more common to see bold lipstick and eyeliner. However, now that warmer weather is around the corner, many Sacramento State students are starting to wear lighter makeup. Here are five makeup trends that can be spotted on campus. GOLDEN HIGHLIGHTER Highlighter is a trend that emerged fairly recently and can be seen on the faces of celebrities and many well-known makeup artists. Highlighter is often applied to the high points of the face to create a golden finish look. Rihanna is frequently seen with a bold highlighter, and has even launched her own makeup line, Fenty Beauty. Sac State junior Haley Korsmo said that she doesn’t go anywhere without wearing highlighter. “It honestly makes me feel like I am glowing outward,” Korsmo said. “Since I have more of a rounder face, it really accentuates the cheek bones I wish I had.” BRIGHT EYESHADOW During winter, eyeshadow trends tend to follow clothing trends — deep, dark shades on the eyes match sweaters and coats of the same colors. Sophomore Monica Brown said in the winter she matches eyeshad-
ALEXIS ROBERTS - The State Hornet Sophomore Monica Brown said she is using the ‘Morphe Palette’ for her eyes. She got this palette from the Morphe Cosmetics store and it is around $40, she said.
ow with the darker colors of clothing she wears. During the spring, she said she wears lighter eyeshadow colors because if she sweats, her makeup will still look good. “I definitely feel more special and confident,” Brown said. “Brighter eyeshadow colors bring me out of my shell.” SKIN CARE A good base — healthy skin — is vital to every step of makeup application. Taking care of skin can involve creams, masks and soaps that promote naturally healthy skin. As the temperature rises,
many people opt for a more natural, foundation-free look so their makeup doesn’t clog pores or sweat off when they’re walking around campus all day. Senior Kelaiah Johnson said she uses a minimal skincare routine, composed of Dove sensitive soap and witch hazel. “Skin care is the reason why my skin looks so good,” Johnson said. “The foundation I use just makes it look even better.” WINGED EYELINER The classic look of a winged eye is no new trend, but it is ever-pres-
ALEXIS ROBERTS - The State Hornet Kelaiah Johnson said she washes her face every morning with Dove sensitive soap. ‘After I wash it off, I pat myself with a paper towel, then I use a sponge with Witch Hazel on it to put on my face,’ she said.
ent on campus this spring. From a tiny wing to a large wing, this is a fun makeup trick to change the shape of your eye and accentuate what you like about your eyes. Senior Chloe Cooper is a big fan of gel eyeliner. She recommends a small angled brush for beginners. “Gel eyeliner is my new friend,” Cooper said. “It took me 10 minutes this morning because I kept messing up, but practice makes perfect.”
GLITTER ALL OVER Spring brings more music festivals, and nothing fits music festivals better than glitter. When someone puts on glitter, it seems to spread everywhere. Sac State is no exception to the popular trend. Junior Emily Ellis gets her daily inspiration from Instagram page @ trendmood1, using products such as Stila Glitter. “I don’t follow any certain trends, but I like glitter,” Ellis said.
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Alumna completes mural inspired by ‘Lady Bird’ Artist discusses her friendship with Greta Gerwig and women in the arts Khanlin Rodgers @Khanlibear
Sacramento State alumna Maren Conrad is almost finished with her latest mural, “The Wishing Well.” Her koi fish mural from Wide Open Walls 2017 is on display at the Midtown Art Retail Restaurant Scene on 20th street, and she just completed a “Lady Bird”-inspired mural at the Sacramento Convention and Visitors Bureau office located at 17th and I streets downtown. The mural was completed as a part of this year’s Wide Open Walls, a local festival that, according to its official website, brings artists from around the world to add to Sacramento’s existing collection of murals and street art. Conrad was initially inspired to paint a different mural depicting three important female figures after first seeing “Lady Bird,” but eventually overhauled the design after being approached by David Sobon, the founder of Wide Open Walls, to paint a mural that was directly related to the movie. “Greta (Gerwig) invited me, my mom and my son to the premiere at Tower Theater and I was just completely in love with the story she told,” Conrad said. “She showcased a high school love story that had nothing to do with a boy and a girl and instead chose to portray the lovely dynamics of a mother and daughter, and unlike the father-son relationship, it’s something that we rarely see.” According to Conrad, she first met Gerwig about five years ago through some friends in her old art group, Exhibit S.” Conrad said that not too long after they met, Gerwig began directing and filming “Lady Bird” with members of the group. “I had originally planned to paint Greta, (U.S. representative) Doris Matsui and (civic leader) Carol Borden together to portray powerful female voices,” Conrad
said. “I also wanted to reference our city flower, the Camellia, throughout the mural because they are both delicate and hardy. “I think strong women share that softness but they also have durability that allows them to become who they are in the face of scrutiny and double standards.” Conrad said that she has had multiple run-ins with unfair treatment in her career as an artist. She said that she has had admirers of her work assume that one of her male counterparts was the creator of the work because it looked “too big” to have been done by a woman. An art professor at CSU Chico even once made unwanted advances toward her, she said. “It was really important for me to show the strength of the female character,” Conrad said. “She’s not looking into your eyes; she’s looking forward. She’s a forward-thinking girl who has big plans to get out of Sacramento and has this inner drive to always progress even though she may not even realize it.” Conrad said that she believes creating positive images of women and setting an example are important in shifting the tide of conversation in the art community and help get women the recognition they deserve. “I know artists who go by ‘Pat’ instead of Patricia just so that people see the work and judge of off the quality as opposed to the gender of the artist,” Conrad said. “I would never do that though. I like the femininity of my art. I love that a girl did it, and I’m proud to be a female painter. I want to pave the way for all the kids able to see a woman in their community be taken seriously in the arts without pretending to be something I’m not.” According to Marisol Himmel and Brad Morlock, her friends and fellow artists, inspiring others isn’t just some idea that Conrad boasts about but is something that
KHANLIN ROGERS - The State Hornet Maren Conrad signs posters of her ‘Lady Bird’-inspired mural for fans on Sunday, March 11. The mural is a part of Wide Open Walls, a Sacramento art festival that celebrates the diversity of street art.
she executes on a daily basis. “It’s a little like having a personal cheerleader every time you need one,” said Himmel, a teacher who met Conrad when they taught together at the same private school. “She’ll find something that you think you’re somewhat good at, and just keep motivating you to practice at it. I know that Mari Puppets wouldn’t be what it is without her.” Himmel said that Conrad encouraged her and helped her make puppets to get her company started three years ago. Himmel still teaches at a private school and often incorporates her puppets into her lessons for her students as well as some promotional videos for whoever requests them. Morlock spoke highly of Conrad’s versatility as an artist. “She has a vision of what she wants, but she’s able to pivot and change things as she deems them necessary, and manages to explain everything to everyone working with her,” Morlock said.
KHANLIN ROGERS - The State Hornet Sacramento State alumna and artist Maren Conrad directs workers while fininshing her piece entitled ‘The Wishing Wall’ in an alley between I and 19th streets in downtown Sacramento on Sunday, March, 11.
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EDITORIAL
EMILY RABASTO - The State Hornet Protestors shout ‘My cell phone is not a gun’ at the Capitol’s steps in Sacramento on Friday. Clark was first thought by police to be armed, but was then found to only have a cell phone.
Stephon Clark’s death needs to spur true change Sacramento — a diverse and progressive city — needs to change pattern of bad policing Of the graduates walking the stage at the end of this semester, many will be 22 years old, looking forward to what their lives after earning their degrees hold for them. Late on March 18, Stephon Clark’s life ended at 22, when a reported 20 rounds were fired at him by police as he was pursued into his grandparents’ backyard while holding only a cell phone. Clark was suspected of breaking into cars and homes in his neighborhood, and tracked to his house by a police helicopter. Much effort will rightfully be spent in the coming days, weeks and months to figure out what needs to be done in the wake of Clark’s death. It was a pertinent example of a troubling pattern of
behavior by Sacramento police and police in general. Nandi Cain, a 24-year-old black man, reached a financial settlement with the County of Sacramento after he was violently arrested for jaywalking in an incident that received national attention. Officer Anthony Figueroa pinned Cain to the ground and struck him in the face multiple times, and Cain said he was stripped naked and verbally abused while in jail. Joseph Mann was a 50-yearold black man, homeless and mentally ill, who had 911 called on him for apparently waiving a knife and behaving erratically outside an apartment building near Del Paso Boulevard.
He was pursued by two separate units in cars as he continuously walked away, ignoring instructions and maintaining possession of his knife. Then-Officers John Tennis and Randy Lozoya were in the third squad car to arrive; the pair immediately attempted to run Mann over twice. In dashcam video, Tennis can be heard saying he is going to attempt to hit Mann, and Loyoza can be heard telling Tennis to “go for it.” When Mann managed to avoid being struck, they were the only two officers to pursue him on foot. Surveillance video shows Mann standing to face the two when they point their guns at him and almost immediately open fire, shooting Mann 14 times.
The names of other black Americans killed by police that spurred the national Black Lives Matter movement are well known: Freddie Gray, Tamir Rice, Sandra Bland, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Alton Sterling, Philando Castille. And there are many more. Yet there are still vocal critics of Black Lives Matter as a movement. It is hard to imagine anyone reading the stories and watching the available footage of these deaths not being able to empathize with a community in a near-constant state of grief and fear. Worthwhile arguments can and should be made for more community policing, retraining of Sacramento police officers and rewriting body camera ordinanc-
es so officers are no longer able to mute the microphones attached to their uniforms. Sacramento State students and community members should work to get involved in the change. Today, the Martin Luther King Jr. Center on campus is hosting an event at the Multi-Cultural Center discussing Clark’s death. Sacramento at large will continue to host similar events. These events should be highly attended; they are important, and can help bring this city together after being pushed into the spotlight for being torn apart. Ultimately, Sacramento needs to stare unflinchingly at this tragedy and be truthful in a diagnosis of what can be done next.
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Broken promise should mean refund for Ramona Lot parkers New parking structure isn’t open, and ‘nightmare’ parking only gets worse for this semester Kameron Schmid @kameronschmid
Now that we all know the highly anticipated Parking Structure V will not open until May 8 at the earliest, Sacramento State and University Transportation and Parking Services have to deal with the wake of angry comments, posts and memes that are already in the offing. The University and its diet DMV need to make true amends to students who eagerly anticipated the addition of more parking, and those who made their much-important parking pass decision based on the promise of a new garage to keep their cars in. For those unfamiliar, UTAPS had made a special parking pass available specifically for students willing to park in the Ramona Lot for a discounted rate. The lot is over one mile from campus and has routine shuttles that can bring students into campus if they couldn’t or wouldn’t make the near 30-minute walk to the southern edge of campus. The Ramona Lot pass was only intended to be offered for last fall semester, since Parking Structure V was supposed to open at the beginning of this semester. When it became clear that this would not be the case, UTAPS extended the deal, hiking the price of the Romana pass and promising students who purchased it that they would be able to park anywhere on campus after Parking Structure V opened by spring break at the latest. Spring break came and went; the structure is once again delayed, and rain is being blamed, despite Sacramento and California in general once again experiencing a historically dry winter after the drought-ending rains of 2017. The closure of Ramona Lot despite Parking Structure V not opening is confusing at best.
KAMERON SCHMID - The State Hornet Social media platforms are hotbeds for Sacramento State students to complain about parking on campus. The University and University Transportation and Parking Services deciding to close Ramona Lot despite Parking Structure V not being open yet will only make the problem worse.
UTAPS claimed to have estimated that by this point in the semester, there would be enough parking for all students who purchased the Ramona pass with the promise that when the lot was closed at spring break, the new garage would be open and all the numbers would line up. Ramona Lot was expanded last semester to contain nearly 1,000 parking spaces, many of which aren’t being utilized. But those who were utilizing them are now being told to come find spots on campus that have already been few and far between for a full year now, and aren’t being supplanted by the 1,750 spots of Parking Structure V.
Parking was bad before spring 2017. But it was at the end of that semester that campus construction projects removed 1,200 spaces from use, some temporarily and some permanently. Sac State President Robert Nelsen referred to the then-coming changes as a “nightmare.” He wasn’t wrong. The spots closest to buildings are gone by 8 a.m., and spots anywhere not on the outer edges of campus are gone by 9 a.m. From that point until the early afternoon, finding a spot that has not already been taken or double-parked in is indeed like a horrible dream you can’t wake up from.
At last spring’s groundbreaking ceremony for Parking Structure V, Nelsen was excited that the structure would be finished by the beginning of the following spring semester. “Can you imagine a parking garage being built in a semester and a half ?” Nelsen said. “Normally it takes three years but (Clark Pacific is) putting it together in a semester and a half.” Turns out that, no, we can’t imagine a parking garage being built in a semester and a half. And now Sac State will likely be paying an extra $5,500 a day for the extra time past April 5, the day that the University’s contract with Clark Pacific ends.
Maybe you’ve heard, maybe you haven’t, but money is tight around the CSU right now. Not to kick UTAPS while it is financially down, but those Ramona Lot passholders were sold on one specific promise, and Sac State didn’t hold up its end of the bargain. They deserve a refund, or a discounted price on their passes next semester. As for what Sac State could’ve have done differently, maybe the next time it builds something (like the Union expansion and the Tschannen science complex), it can be realistic with expectations and avoid egg on its face.
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